Filing card support



Sept. l, 1931. F. l.. G. STRAUBEL FILING CARD SUPPORT Filed March s, 1930 Patented Sept. l, 1931 FREDERICK L. G. STRAUBEII, F GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN,

FILE a INDEX coMrANY, ooNsIN ICE .essIGNoR To THE AUTOMATIC OF GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATIONiOF WIS- FILING CARD SUPPORT Application led March 3, 1930. Serial No. 432,751.

The invention relates to supports for-filing cards and more particularly it relates to supports providing means forv mounting a plurality of cards in overlapping relation with a relatively narrow strip of each card projecting from underneath an overlapping: carol to provide exposed indexing space.

Visible card supports of the'kind described are well known to those familiar wlthfth'e art, and it is an object of the invention to provide such a card support having novel means for protecting and reinforcing the lugs with which such cards are attached to and slidably mounted upon the support.

he invention contemplates a panel comprising two sheets of material suitably fas- .tened together injuxtaposed'relation, one of such sheets being indented to form one 'or more parallel elongated channels or depressions and the other of said sheets having slots in registry with said depressions or channels, one bounding edge of each of said slots projecting over a corresponding side of the depression, thereby forming shelves providing runways for the cards, with the lugs with which such cards are equipped projecting underneath the shelves. The lugs are thereby protected or braced by the shelves on one side and the bottom wall of the channel or depression on the other side. While thepanel is shown as constructed of juxtaposed sheets suitably fastened together, it can, if desired, be constructed from a single sheet or panel similarly indented or equipped with shelves.

Another object of the invention is they provision of a card support of the `kind described whi'ch is durable, compact, simple and satisfactory for its intended purpose.

Many other objects and advantages of the construction herein described and shown will be obvious to those skilled in the art from the disclosure herein given.

To this end my Yinvention consists. inV the novel construction, arrangement and combination of parts herein described and shown and more particularly pointed `out inthe claims. Y v Y In the drawings, wherein like reference characters indicate like or corresponding parts,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a panel embodying the devices of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a section, along the line 2-2 of F 1; andV 4E, 5 and 6 are Vsectional views along thelines 3-3,4-4,5-5,and 6 6, respectively, of Fig. l. j

eferring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 10 generally designates a panel providing a mounting for a pluralityof filing cards. lThe panel 10 may be positioned vertically in a standard filing drawer, or it may, if desired, be hinged at one end and rotated lor swung about a ver-l tical axis. j vThe panel 10 comprises a front *sheet-11 and a back sheet 12, both of which arel preferably constructed from light,strong metal, such as aluminum. The sheets 11 and 12 are fastened together in close relation by a plurality of countersunk rivets or pins 9. The dimensions ofthe front sheet l1 are greater than the dimensions of the `back sheet 12. The projecting ends and edges of the sheet 11 are folded to form suitable iianges. The upper edge ofthe sheet l1 is folded rearwardly over the top edge of the back` sheet 12, the folded'portion forming a reinforcing strip 14.' y'The lower portion of the sheet 11 is curved rearwardly'under the bottom edge of thesheet 12 and then forwardly to form a tubular-shaped bottom edge 16` for the panel 10. The extreme edge of the sheet 11 is folded upwardly to rform a front reinforcing strip "and spacer member 13 preventing the cards mounted'thereabove from coming into contact with the next adjacent panel or spacer guide. This arrangement prevents unnecessary'wear and tear upon the exposed faces of the cards. The tubular-shaped bottom edge liof the panel 10 enables the panel to be easily tipped forwardly and backwardly in the drawer in which it ispositioned without tending to mar or scar the drawer.

The extra. length of material in the sheet 11 is utilized by folding it around the end edges of the back sheet 12 to form side reinforcing strips 15. The strips 14g-and 15 aid the rivets 9 in holding the sheets 11 and 12 i runway spaces with their adjacent faces in close contact and prevent any relative movement of the sheets. The sheet 12 is notched in its upper left-hand corner and an aperture 17 in the upper left-hand corner of the sheet 11 overlying the notch in sheet 12 provides a window for indexing the panel.

The back sheet 12 is provided with two pairs of vertically extending parallel projections 18 in its rear face forming corresponding depressions or channels 19 in the front face lof the sheet. A plurality of slots 2O formed in the front sheet 11 extend the full length of and register with the channels 19 The slots 20 are arranged in pairs or groups of two each, separated by a relatively narrow strip of material 23 which projects at each edge over the adjacent channel or depression 19, and forms shelves 21. The shelves 21 are ofset slightly outwardly to provide runway spaces 22 between the shelves and the vbottom of the channel 19. The panel 10 is shown as having two pairs of such runways 22 but it is obvious that one or any number more than one may be provided in a panel. Each pair of spaces 22 is adapted for mounting a row of cards 26 Jtherein by the insertion` of lugs 25 diestamped or otherwise cut in the cards 26, one of which `s shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. j

The cards 26 are mounted on the panel 1.0 by bendingor tucking the lugs 2,5 into the 22. The first card thus inserted may be pushed downwardly back of the strip 13 and other cards in turn are inserted and arranged in overlapping relation. The lugs 25 being easily bent or broken are the vulnerable portion of the filing cards 26. In card supports as heretofore constructed, the lugs have'been positioned in an open slot,

' leaving them exposed to wea-r and tear and as I . sti-,tuting my invention,

breakage. By the improved device conthe lugs are pro.- Cectcd and braced or reinforced on both sides in the spaces. 22 and the wear and tear thereon is reduced toV a minimunri A plurality of cards 26 can thus be mounted in one pair of runways or spaces 22, each card, other than the lower one, being positioned back of the next card below except for an exposed stripthe width of which is determined by the distance of the bases of lugs 25 from the lower edge of the card. The exposed upper edge strip provides sufficient space for the indexing material.

' Thus it will be seen that the invention -providesa fil'ng card; support Ahaving enclosed runways or spaces in which the projectingr lugs of the filing cards are positioned3,l the wallsI ef said spa-ces serving to` protect and reinforce the lugs and minimize the wear and Vtear thereon.

Having thus. described myy invention, it

is obvious that various immaterial modifica-- tions may be made in the same without departing from the spirit of my invention; hence I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact form, construction, arrangement and combination of parts herein described and shown, or uses mentioned.

That l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: j

1. A card support of the kind described comprising a panel having a. pair of parallel elongated channels in one face and corresponding projections on the other face, one edge of each of said channels having a shelf projecting thereover.

2,. A card support of the kind described comprising a panel having a pair of parallel elongated channels in one face and corresponding projections on the other face, the adjacent edges of said channels each having a shelfprojecting thereover.

3. A card support of the vkind described comprising a panel having a pair of parallel elongated channels in one face yand corresponding projections on the other face, the adjacent edges of said channelsl each having a raised shelf projecting thereover.

4. A card support of the kind described comprising a panel made up of two sheets of material arranged with their adjacent faces in juxtaposed relation, one of said sheets having an elongated channel formed therein and the other of said sheets having aslot in registry with said channel, one bounding edge of said slot forming a shelf projecting over said channel.

5. A card support of the kind described comprising a panel made up of twoy sheets of material arranged with their adjacent faces in juxtaposed relation, one of said lSheets having an elongated channel formed therein and the other of said sheets havin a slot in registry with said depression, sai slot being narrower than the channel with which it registers, one bounding edge of said sloty forming a shelf projecting over said channel. f j

6.y A card support of the kind described comprising a panel made up of two, sheets of material arranged with their adjacent faces in juxtaposed relation, one of said sheets having a plurality of parallel elongated channels formed therein, the other of said sheets having slots formedv therein in registry with said channels, one-bounding edge of each slot forming a shelf projecting over its corresponding channel.

7 A card support of the kind described comprising a panel made up, of two sheets of material arranged with` their adjacent facesin juxtaposed. relation, one of said sheets having a pair of parallel elongated channels formedy therein, the other of said sheets having slots registering with said channels, the inner bounding edges of said slots forming shelves oppositely projecting over said channels.

8. A card support of the kind described comprising a panel made up of two sheets of material arranged with their adjacent faces in juxtaposed relation, one of said sheets having a plurality of parallel elongated channels formed therein, the other of said sheets having slots formed therein in registry with said channels, one boundin edge of said slots being offset outwardly and projecting over the corresponding channels.

9. A card support of the kind described comprising a panel made up of two sheets of material arranged with their adjacent faces in juxtaposed relation,' one of said sheets having a plurality of parallel elongated channels formed therein in pairs, the other of said sheets having slots formed therein in registry with said channels, one bounding edge of said slots being offset outwardly and projecting over the adjacent edges of corresponding channels.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this lirst day of February, A. D. 1930.

FREDERICK L. G. STRAUBEL. 

